Engagement present from mike and Claire. Drank nye 2021z — 5 years ago
Golden yellow. Toasty Brioche, vanilla, honey, ginger, dried apricot, marigold, lemon grass, strawberry, orange blossom, and hazelnut rounding out the taste. Creamy, rich, and toasty! Medium body, and finish. 65% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay, from Vallee de la Marne, Montagne de Reims. 85% fermented in tank, 15% in oak. 50% 2016, 35% 2015, 15% Perpetual Reserve. Full malo. — 6 years ago
Drinking wonderfully. Mushrooms and earth balanced with red fruit. — 8 years ago
Delicious bland de noirs, full, round body, nose with a very clean, dairy/cream note, raspberry, red apple. — 9 years ago
Cherry, raspberry preserves, current, bacon fat, blackberry and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 4 years ago
An outstanding Macon. Very well-balanced with pear and apple notes and just enough acidity to drink it with fish and chicken. — 5 years ago
Last night (NYE). Good stuff. Not overly fruity and not dry. Nice balance. — 6 years ago
Washington wines are underrated — 6 years ago
Every champagne lover should get to know Fabrice Gass! His tiny estate in Damery, Alexandre Filaine, was a great discovery for me this year. Age-old story of minuscule production, biodynamic farming, and upholding tradition. This older bottling of his NV was stunning and perhaps one of the best I've had recently.
2012 base, with some 2011 blended in as reserve. 2/3 Pino, the rest Chard, and a touch of Meunier. No dosage, no malo, and fermented in old Bollinger barrels - Fabrice's keepsake from his last gig.
Elegant, with laser focus but impressive body. On the nose, super chalky, floral, green apples, pears, and brioche. The palate's incredibly vinous. A complexity that ebbs and flows, with a length that matches. Quite rich and showing some oddly fresh grassy tones. Citrus pith and really mineral on the back notes. What a joy to sip on! — 7 years ago

A good champagne. Drank kind of… young? Balanced but not graceful, hefty but a little too eager. All of the flavor was BOOM, right up front, and it was more green apple rind than anything. Good - maybe not my thing. — 4 years ago
Not a fan of most Chinons Blanc, as they often start life lean and mean, then go absolutely nowhere. This, however, is that rare exception: already tender and alluring, showing acacia, melon, honeysuckle and wet gravel, with an unctuous texture and a fair dash of residual sugar (albeit perfectly balanced by massive acids). Fabulous. — 6 years ago


Nice and light.. — 6 years ago
Smokey sexy dark fruit. Rasselberry pie. Amazing balance. — 7 years ago
2 December 2017. Moore Brothers, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago
Refined, buttery with balanced touch of citrus, win the lengthy finish — 9 years ago
Byron Hewett
Another excellent 1er CM. It was a treat to taste these at the domain with Fabrice Amiot. — 4 years ago